Teaching goes high tech in Ottawa area classrooms
Ottawa area schools embrace online tools to enhance learning. Teachers use TeacherTube and YouTube, Google Earth, National Weather Service and Hurricane Center sites, Skype, and Pitsco Synergistic Lab to connect lessons with current events and students lives. Principals note technology boosts engagement, with cautions about ads and age appropriate content.
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Graduation rates dip as Franklin County students struggle
Ottawa Superintendent Dean Katt notes dropouts rise as 2007 graduation in Franklin County falls to 87.59 percent from 91.55 in 2006. The Annie E Casey Kids Count report highlights early intervention, with districts like West Franklin and Ottawa offering summer school, alternative schools, and mentoring to keep students on track.
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Kids Count: What's next?
Local feature follows Ottawa student Pool pursuing a high school diploma through Future Visions adult learning center after dropping out. He reflects on obstacles, hopes to finish, attend college, and inspire peers facing similar struggles.
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Traffic death case ends with arrest in Kansas
A motorist Lear died at the scene while wearing a seat belt in a Kansas crash. Bowers was arrested after an Anderson County warrant was forwarded to Franklin County authorities. He was booked at the Anderson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
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